Dhcp

Download Source:	http://ftp.isc.org/isc/dhcp/dhcp-4.2.0-P1.tar.gz

Download Patch:	http://svn.cross-lfs.org/svn/repos/patches/dhcp/dhcp-4.2.0-P1-iproute2-1.patch

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Introduction to Dhcp

The DHCP package contains both the client and server programs for DHCP. dhclient (the client) is useful for connecting your computer to a network which uses DHCP to assign network addresses. dhcpd (the server) is useful for assigning network addresses on your private network.

Project Homepage: http://www.isc.org/software/dhcp

Dependencies

Required (If not using the iproute2 patch)

• NetTools

Non-Multilib

Compile the package:

patch -Np1 -i ../dhcp-4.2.0-P1-iproute2-1.patch &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
    --localstatedir=/var &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
touch /var/db/dhcpd.leases

Multilib

32Bit

Compile the package:

patch -Np1 -i ../dhcp-4.2.0-P1-iproute2-1.patch &&
./configure &&
make CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" &&

Install the package

make LIBDIR=/usr/lib INCDIR=/usr/include install

N32

Compile the package

patch -Np1 -i ../dhcp-4.2.0-P1-iproute2-1.patch
./configure &&
make CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}"

Install the package

make LIBDIR=/usr/lib32 INCDIR=/usr/include install

64Bit

Compile the package

patch -Np1 -i ../dhcp-4.2.0-P1-iproute2-1.patch
./configure &&
make CC="gcc ${BUILD64}"

Install the package

make LIBDIR=/usr/lib64 INCDIR=/usr/include install

Configuring

touch /var/state/dhcp/dhcpd.leases

cat > /etc/dhcpd.conf << "EOF"
allow unknown-clients;
server-identifier 192.168.1.254;
ddns-update-style interim;

subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;
range 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.200;
default-lease-time 86400;
max-lease-time 86400;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option domain-name-servers DNS_SERVER_NAMES;
option routers 192.168.1.254;
}
EOF

BootScript

Install the init script included in the bootscripts package.

make install-dhcp

Note

Make sure to change the adapter for dhcp in the bootscript